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The Revenue Act of 1913 which became the modern income tax. -
It lead to the "war to end all wars" because it set off a series of war declarations on numerous nations because of alliances that have been formed. -
resident Woodrow Wilson declared U.S. neutrality on August 4, 1914, -
Battle of the Marne was a great strategic victory, as it enabled the French to continue the war. However, the Germans succeeded in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France, a serious blow. -
Caused international outrage and helped turn public opinion against Germany, particularly in the then-neutral United States. -
The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing. It fought alongside French Army, British Army, Canadian Army, British Indian Army, New Zealand Army and Australian Army units against the Imperial German Army. -
The battle provided a tough lesson in how to fight a large-scale war. -
World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. -
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former associate justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
The message was intercepted by the British and passed on to the United States; its publication caused outrage and contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I. -
Submarine warfare played an integral role in the mounting international pressures of World War I. -
brought American entry into World War I on the British side. -
The Espionage Act broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal, -
These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I. -
Then came the deadly twist: the virus ravaged its victim's lungs. Despite its name, researchers believe the Spanish flu most likely originated in the United States. One of the first recorded cases was on March 11, 1918, at Fort Riley in Kansas. -
Russia left WW1 because it was in the interest of Russian Communists (Bolsheviks) who took power in November 1917. -
Passed by a Federalist-controlled Congress on July 14, the Sedition Act of 1798 was part of a series of measures, commonly known as the Alien and Sedition Acts, ostensibly designed to deal with the threats involved in the “quasi-war” with France. -
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I. It was one of the attacks that brought an end to the War and was fought from September 26 – November 11, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. -
On November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I -
The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty produced by the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I -
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authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription.